The following events were covered by IISD Reporting Services:

July 17th 2024, HLPF virtual side event on COMDEKS Phase 4

Societies  in Harmony with Nature: Building sustainable and resilient communities through the implementation of the Satoyama Initiative and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity

February 12th 2024, COMDEKS Phase 4 in-person and virtual event

Societies Living in Harmony with Nature: Public-Private Partnerships for COMDEKS Phase 4

December 14th 2022, SGP 30th Anniversary event at COP 15, Montreal, Canada

Local Action, Global Impact- celebrating SGP's 30th anniversary

November 9th 2022, SGP 30th Anniversary event at COP 27, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Local Action, Global Impact- reflecting on 30 years of community engagement

May 2022, side event at the UNCCD COP 15, Abidjan

Local Action for Sustainable Land Management: An Overview of the GEF Small Grants Programme Portfolio

April 2022, launching event of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development

July 2021, side event to the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Role of the Satoyama Initiative for Green and Blue Recovery

June 2021, virtual GEF Consultation with civil society on climate resilience at the 60th GEF Council Meeting and launch of the publication “Enhancing Climate Resilience: Experiences from the SGP’s Community-Based Adaptation Programme”

December 2020, Virtual GEF Consultation with Civil Society on Traditional Knowledge at the 59th GEF Council Meeting and Launch of the publication 'SGP: 25 Years of Engagement with Indigenous Peoples'

GEF Consultation with Civil Society on Traditional Knowledge

July 2020, UN Headquarters, New York - High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development: 

Satoyama Initiative – Societies in Harmony with Nature: An inclusive approach for communities, landscapes and seascapes

July 2019, UN Headquarters, New York - High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development: 

- Building Climate Actions in Mountains

- Satoyama Initiative – Society in Harmony with Nature: An inclusive Approach for Communities on Landscapes and Seascapes

10-13 June 2019 | Washington, DC, US - GEF Council

- Consultation Meeting with CSOs and launch of "Plastics and Circular Economy: Community Solutions"

June 2019 - Bonn Climate Change Conference:

- Launch of the Global Youth Video Competition

29 April- 10 May, 2019, Basel, Switzerland - 2019 Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

- Plastics and Circular Economy - Community Solutions

17-20 December 2018, Washington, DC -  US55th Meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council 

- CSO Consultation meeting on gender and launch of the report ‘Women As Environmental Stewards: The Experience of the Small Grants Programme'

17-27 November 2018, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt - CBD COP 14:

- SGP Majilis Community Lounge

- Opening of the Majlis-Community Space Celebrating the Work of Egyptian Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Biodiversity Conservation

- Cultural Night-Reception: 20th Indigenous Women’s Biodiversity Network and Small Grant Programme 25th Anniversary

- Rio Conventions Pavilion Agriculture and Biodiversity Day

- Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes for Biodiversity and Livelihood: Roles in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

9-18 July 2018 | UN Headquarters, New York - 2018 High-Level Political Forum

- Leading Sustainable Mountain Development

24-29 June 2018,  Da Nang, Viet Nam - The 54th GEF Council Meeting and 6th GEF Assembly

- The Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Forum

- GEF Small Grants Programme - 25th Anniversary Reception

27-30 November 2017, Washington, DC, US -  53rd GEF Council Meeting

- An Updated Vision to Enhance Civil Society Engagement with the GEF

5-15, 2017, Ordos, China - UNCCD COP 13 

- Land and Climate Dialogue with CSOs

5-9 June 2017, UN Headquarters, New York - Ocean Conference

- Polycentric Ocean and Coastal Governance to Accelerate the Implementation of SDGs

22-25 May 2017, World Bank headquarters, Washington, DC. - 52nd GEF Council Meeting

- CSO Dialogue with the GEF CEO and Chairperson 

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Building Climate Actions in Mountains